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HARMANOS, Stephen Adam Jr - Date of
birth
9 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33845429 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Echtz-Schlich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stephen A. Harmanos (father)
Catherine (Merga) Harmanos (mother)
Mary Harmanos (sister)
Anna Harmanos (sister)
George J. Harmanos (brother)
John J. Harmanos (brother)
Catherine Harmanos (sister)
Margaret Harmanos (sister)
Margaret (Vavrek) Harmanos (wife)
Lorraine Harmanos (daughter)
More information
Pvt Stephen A. Harmanos Jr. graduated form Pittston High School in 1938 and was a machinist.He married Margaret Vavrek in his hometown on 21 August 1943.
He enlisted in Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 14 March 1944.
On the picture, he proudly shows his soap box racer, made of dynamite boxes, which he build himself and in which he participated in a race in his hometown in July 1935.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Knisley Family / 1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com, http://9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Scranton Republican 23 July 1935